International Association of Machinists
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- Jul 7, 1910Spokane Metalworkers Walk Out — and the Hill Roads Buy Peace With a RaiseThirty-five machinists, blacksmiths and boilermakers strike the Union Iron Works over a nonunion hire, while the Northern Pacific and Great Northern sign an 8-cent raise and the eight-hour day for thousands.Spokane, WA
- Dec 30, 1910Metal Workers Strike Against the Eight-Hour Day OppositionStrikers in the metal trades enter their sixth month of labor action, defying industry leaders like Harrison Gray Otis who seek to suppress the eight-hour workday.Everett, WA
- Jan 27, 1911Everett's Delegate Takes the National Stage on Labor UnityE. P. Marsh reports back from the A.F. of L. convention on the heated struggle to bring the militant Western Federation of Miners into the national fold.Everett, WA
- Jun 9, 1911The Human Cost of EfficiencyLabor leaders speak out against the 'Taylor system,' arguing that industrial time-management schemes treat men like machine parts and lead to physical decline.Everett, WA